With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Harding works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Harding itself; outside it, Pierz draws the most (13%, 10 miles). Employers in Harding report 11 jobs, and 46 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 30 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Harding
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Harding on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Harding: the destinations
Where Harding clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Making and building: 36% of jobs based in Harding
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harding, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 11. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harding’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Harding
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harding workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Harding commutes
About 24% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Harding and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harding workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding | – | — | — | 30 min | $50,000 |
| Pulaski Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pulaski Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harding’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Harding: questions
What is the median household income in Harding?
$50,000 (±$49,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harding?
35.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harding?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harding work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pierz (13%, 10 mi), Onamia (9%, 18 mi), Little Falls (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harding without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harding, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harding
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.